AC/DC - Launch to Worldwide Fame

 Highway to Hell

6th alum released in July 1979

Genres considered - Hard rock, Blues rock

Last album with lead singer, Bon Scott (passed away in February 1980 from alcohol poisoning)

No. 17 on Billboard 200

No. 199 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)

No. 200 in 2012 revised list

Top 50 in The 100 Best Australian Albums (2010)

Considered one of the greatest hard rock albums ever made

Ratings -

AllMusic - 5/5 Stars

Classic Rock - 4.5/5 Stars

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - 4/5 Stars

The Great Rock Discography - 8/10

Rolling Stone - 4/5 Stars

The Rolling Stone Album Guide - 4.5/5 Stars

Smash Hits - 3/10

Spin Alternative Record Guide - 7/10

Tracks -

Side One -

1.  Highway to Hell*

2.  Girls Got Rhythm

3.  Walk All Over You

4.  Touch Too Much

5.  Beating Around the Bush

Side Two -

6.  Shot Down in Flames

7.  Get It Hot

8.  If You Want Blood (You've Got It)

9.  Love Hungry Man

10.  Night Prowler

*Considered "one of hard rock's all time anthems" (AllMusic) ... First AC/DC Top 10 single in the UK

Personnel 

Bon Scott - Lead vocals

Angus Young - Lead guitar

Malcolm Young - Rhythm guitar, Backing vocals

Cliff Williams - Bass, Backing vocals

Phil Rudd - Drums

Certifications -

Gold in Argentina, Austria, Poland, & Spain 

Platinum in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, & the UK

2x Platinum in Denmark

5x Platinum in Australia

8x Platinum in the U.S.

9x Platinum in Canada

(Wikipedia)